Plumbing and Heating Engineer
Join Magna as a Gas Safe Plumbing & Heating Engineer — van, uniform and tools provided. Install, service and fault-find heating systems to help create great homes.
Salary: £43,201 plus benefits and additional allowances.
Field-based with regular travel across Somerset.
Hours: 39 hours per week.
Permanent Role.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 23.06.26 (Midday)
Please be aware that we are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship against this role. Applicants must already have the legal right to work and reside in the UK without the need for Employer Sponsorship.
At Magna, our vision is to create great homes together. We have ambitious plans, and are seeking creative, aspirational, and talented people to join our fast paced, adaptable, and highly collaborative environment.
We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified Gas Safe registered Plumbing and Heating Engineer with experience to join the Magna team. From the initial job report to its completion, you will play a key part in delivering works to a high standard, whilst meeting our customers’ needs and complying with current legislation. The role encompasses a diverse and rewarding working routine with great benefits, a company van, uniform and all trade relevant power tools supplied.
The purpose of this role is to carry out central heating works including installation and servicing, to diagnose faults and resolve heating/plumbing related problems to a high standard.
You will be required to be on call once every six weeks, for which you will receive a generous standby allowance.
A comprehensive role profile is attached to this advert on our website.
What you need to be successful:
Together with a high level of fault-finding ability & diagnostic skills, you will feel comfortable working independently or as part of a team, committed to overcoming any scenarios that may arise on a daily basis.
Ideally experience of Social Housing or working in a similar environment would be advantageous, although alternative sectors will be considered.
Understanding how to use a mobile iPad device together with a geographical knowledge of the Dorset & South Somerset area would be preferential.
This post is subject to a basic level Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. A full driving licence is essential.
Essential Qualifications
ACS accreditation
CCN1
CENWAT
CKR1
HTR1
Advantageous Qualifications
COMMERCIAL GAS
OFTEC
HETAS
Air Source heat pumps
Our full range of benefit details can be viewed on our website under each vacancy.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Dani Davies – Talent Acquisition Manager at: dani.davies@magna.org.uk or by mobile: 07528 974936
To apply please visit our website www.magna.org.uk, select Careers Tab / Current Vacancies / Role, or follow the link attached to this advert.
Magna reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application early.
- Department
- Building Safety, Compliance & Home Services
- Role
- Plumbing & Heating Engineer
- Locations
- Field-based with regular travel across Somerset
- Yearly salary
- £43,201
- Closing date
- 23 June, 2026
- Closing time
- Midday
- Job profile
- https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/magna2020/files/Plumbing-and-Heating-Engineer-Role-Profile-V12410027.pdf
Benefits and perks
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Your annual leave entitlement starts at 5 weeks plus bank holidays and will increase progressively with the duration of your service over the first five years.
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If you're unwell and not able to work due to ill health, you'll receive paid sick pay based on your length of service with us.
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You receive a Social Housing Pension Scheme defined contribution. You get to decide how much you want to contribute (between 4% and 8%) and we will match this.
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We invest in your development at #TeamMagna. Our dedicated People Talent Team can help support you with your career progression and learning to help you go further, learn new skills and gain new qualifications.
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If you need to use your own vehicle to do your job, we'll pay you 45p per mile and an extra 5p for any passengers.
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Depending on your role, we support colleagues to work flexibly, including where, when and how, to help you get your work-life balance right and for us to get the best from you.
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We're proud to support our local communities and encourage you to get involved by taking one paid day a year to volunteer.
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Depending on your length of service, we offer enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
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All colleagues have access to FUSE, a wellbeing portal which provides useful help and advice on a range of wellbeing topics, such as healthy eating, increasing your daily exercise, sleeping well and making healthier lifestyle choices. You can even ask questions directly to an expert.
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We have a group of dedicated colleagues who meet regularly to represent the views of all our colleagues.
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Following one year of working for us, you can apply for an interest free loan of up to £1,000 to help with house moving costs.
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We are partnered with Westcountry Savings & Loans to provide credit union facilities to colleagues and customers. You can apply to save with them or take out a loan from them.
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We provide an Employee Assistance service which offers up to 8 individual counselling sessions and support is available to our colleagues, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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All colleagues have access to Medicash, a health cash back scheme, where you can claim money back on your day to day medical and wellbeing costs (up to annual claim limits).
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Medicash can offer discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping.
Workplace and culture
We pride ourselves on providing an excellent working environment and great benefits. We look after those who work for us as we understand that without the commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to provide the fantastic range of services to our customers.
Our values
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Always safe
This means the safety of our colleagues and our customers is always our main priority.
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All about customers
This is our mindset and our team approach to putting customers at the heart of all we do.
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Be kind
This is about how we treat each other and how we go about our business.
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Own it
This is about how we all take responsibility for all our actions every day.
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One team
This is how we come together as #teammagna, embracing our diversity and recognising that together we can achieve outstanding results.
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Be curious
This is about how we learn about each other, our customers and our business. Learning helps make sure we all do the right thing, how we challenge convention and look beyond existing boundaries.
About Magna Housing
We’re proud to be a community-based housing association, providing homes and services to people in the South-West. We’re here to understand our customers’ needs and create places where they feel safe, belong, and can build a future.